Thomas Edison

Thomas A. Edison was an _____.

• president

• teacher

• inventor

Who taught Thomas Edison?

• his teacher

• his mother

• his friend

What business did Thomas Edison start?

• ice cream shop

• newspaper

• shoe store

After the newspaper business he worked as a ____.

• bus driver

• telegraph operator

• cook

What did the phonograph do?

• played sounds

• played movies

• kept food cold

Is Thomas A. Edison alive today?

• yes

• no

One of Thomas Edison's early inventions recorded sound and played it back. It was called a _____.

• phonograph

• CD player

What invention made Edison famous?

• cell phones

• phonograph

What invention did Edison try to improve?

• telegraphs

• computers

Thomas Edison's inventions helped people.

• true

• false